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Severe storms rock southern Alberta

Jun 9, 2017 | 8:02 AM

Thousands of people were left without electricity when a series of powerful thunderstorms blew through central and southern Alberta.

An extremely strong wind uprooted trees and hail the size of two-dollar coins pelted some areas when the systems moved in last evening.

The utility company Enmax says about 22-hundred customers were without power after the worst conditions had passed.

The Strathmore, Brooks and Vulcan counties were placed under a tornado watch just before 8;30, but there were no reports of twisters.